Display package



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Patented Apr. 14, 1936 U l'iED STA S FFIQE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to a display package or carton particularlyintended for use for the packaging' of food products such as cookies,crackers, candy and thelike or for medicinal ,-3 tablets or for anyproduct that is put up in packages or cartons for retail sale.

The principal object of my invention is, to provide a package or cartonthat is formed of cardboard or the like and which has one or more :c ofits walls cut so as to provide portions that may be pressed inward ashort distance to provide a pocket or recess adapted to receive one ormore of the pieces of merchandise that are contained in the package inorder that said pieces ai of merchandise may be conveniently displayedthrough the transparent outer wrapper of the package, thus enabling aprospective purchaser to readily note the particular form and characterof the goods contained Within the package g.) or carton.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a display package orcarton of the character referred to that may be readily packed and piledone on top of the other or side by side gf, without possibility ofbreakage of the pieces of merchandise that are displayed on one of thewalls of said package.

With the foregoing and other objects in view my invention consists incertain novel features gg) of construction and arrangements of partsthat will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a merchandise :a5 package or cartonconstructed in accordance with my invention and showing the front wallthereof formed so as to display four pieces of merchandise.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross section taken 4g on the line 2-2 ofFig. l.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevational view of a portion of one of the cartonwalls and showing the 45 manner in which the same is cut to form a de-(Cl. 20S-44) carton which may be of any size and shape and preferablyformed of cardboard.

Where the wall oi the carton isi cut for the display of substantiallycircular or disc-like pieces oi merchandise such as cookies, crackers,candy and the like, the iront wall of the container or carton is cut toform a series of arcuate slits II that are disposed in relative circulararrangement, such arcuate cuts being approximately ninety degrees inlength and the ends thereof spaced apart to form short uncut portionsI2.

From one end of each slit II, adjacent the uncut portion I2, the slit IIis extended outward a short distance as designed by I3 and the outer endof this slitted portion joins the end of an rcuate slit i4 that isformed in the cardboard 'forming the wall of the carton a slightdistance outwardly from and concentric with the slits I2.

The length of the outer arcuate slit I4 is such that it extends asubstantial distance beyond the end portion of the adjacent concentricslit Il, thereby forming a short arcuate tongue or connecting strip I5that connects the wall of the carton or container with the disc IG thatis formed by cutting the arcuate slits II. Thus one end of theconnecting member or tongue I5 is connected to the wall of the carton ata po-int intermediate the ends of the adjacent slit II and the oppositeend of said slit I4 is connected by means of the uncut portion I2 to theedge of the disc I6.

After the wall of the carton or container has been cut as described, thedisc I5 may be readily pressed inward a short distance so as to form aspace or pocket between the disc and the wall of the carton with saiddisc connected to the wall r by the tongues or connecting strips i5 andthe circular space thus formed is adapted to. receive a cocky, crackeror other disc-like product.

The connecting members I5 arranged around the edges of the productreceiving space or pockpockets and the vertical edges of this member IIare bent forwardly at right angles as designated by I8, so as to engagedirectly against the inner faces of the side walls of the carton to therear of the front wall therein (see Fig. 3).

The intermediate portion of the inserted member Il' is bent double toform a vertically disposed forwardly extending rib I9 that extends tothe front wall of the carton and as a result of this construction twovertically disposed channels are formed immediately to the r-ear of thefront wall of the carton and which channels receive the depressed discsi6 and the product that is positioned thereupon.

The space between the spacing member I1 and the rear wall of the cartonis filled with the contents of the package, which contents if desiredmay be packed in a moisture proof bag and after the ends of the cartonhave been closed the entire carton is enclosed by a transparent wrappersuch as cellophane.

Thus the articles of merchandise positioned on the discs I6 areprominently displayed on the front wall of the package and said goods asWell as all printed matter on the container or carton are readilyvisible through the transparent wrapper.

In 1Eig. 6 I have illustrated the front wall of a carton slitted to forma substantially square depressible portion 2B adapted to receive squarearticles of merchandise to be displayed and the sides of thisdepressible portion are connected by short parallel tongues orconnecting strips 2| to the wall of the carton from which the member 20is cut.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a display package or carto-nthat is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufactureand very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

The articles of merchandise positioned on the depressed portions of thecarton wall and covered by the outer wrapper of transparent material areconveniently and attractively displayed and by reason of their positionbeneath the outer face of the front wall of the carton, the displayedarticles of merchandise are protected against breakage even when thecartons are piled one on top of the other or side by side fortransportation.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the Various parts of my improved display package may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a display package, a wall cut through to form a plurality of slitswith the end portion of each slit offset from and extending past theadjacent end of the next slit to form connecting members between thewall of the package and that portion enclosed by said slits.

2. In a display package, a Wall provided with a series of slits with oneend of each slit offset from and extending past the adjacent end of thenext slit and the material between the overlapping ends of the slitsconstituting an unbroken connection between the wall of the package andthat portion surrounded by said slits.

3. In a display package, a wall provided with a series of slits with oneend of each slit oiTSet from and extending past the adjacent end of thenext slit and the material between the overlapping ends of the slitsconstituting an unbroken connection between the wall of the package andthat portion surrounded by said slits and which unbroken connection liesparallel with the adjacent edge of that portion of the wall that issurrounded by the slits.

IRWIN NU'IT.

